New Ulm weekly review., 1887-10-26
KNIGHTS oFsLAEoR.

KNIGHTS oFsLAEoR.
fheGeneraUAssemblyat~MinFfeap- the
oils Adiourns on the 10th After
>0ver-TWo Weeks, fncessant
Toll. 8..
The Fruits of Its Deliberations :.
Matters Touched and I'm
touched.
The greater portion of the. day was TAX
n up with committees report which had
not been previously considered. In the
law providing for the maintenance ofan
assistance fund it was voted to changeit
rom compulsory to optional with the.lo-
Gals, by changing the word ''shall'' to
may" Mr.. Dewe.y's big newspaper scheme,
which, he has introducedsat two conven-:
lions OF the order, was disposed OF when
the committees report that the manage.
ment of the Journal (the official organ)
should not be changed was adopted.
The COMMITTEES reported that the general
Executive board found the managemen OF
strikes OF too great weight, and wished
to not be given the, work hereafter. Here.
after the general executive board will mot
have anything to do with strikes unless
called upon to investigate by the district
assem- bly,. The district assemblies now
have full control OF strikes within their re-
spective Jurisdiction. 1t was decided that
no rituals be issuedtuntil the old ones were
returned. 1t is proposed to establish
sort OF revolving library. The matter OF
rarrylng certain banners in the Knights OF
Labor convention was discussed. Some
Of the socialistic delegates were willing
to unfurl the red flag whenever
the order paraded. It was decided
by "a vote OF 1l2 to 20 that none but
state and national colors be borne. The
convention refused to strike out section
IA OF the constitution. which provides
that the past general master workman
have all the rights and privileges OF a rep
resentative. The temperance stand sof:the
order was again proclaimed when it was
proposed to change the law which forbids
the sale OF beer at picnics. sociables, etc.
given under the auspices OF the order. The
amendment.was defeated by,a,vote. of 1O4
to 49. 1t was decreed that at least one
night should els,pse between the time Of
submitting a PERSONS name for member
ship and his initiation. Master Work
man Powderly was authorized to
appoint a man to represent the in.
tercsts OF the order in England. This
action,was taken in response to a request
received by the general assembly several
days ago thatthe English Knights be fur
nished q man who shall be vested with
powerto act, instead Of the general execu-
tive board and who shall reside in England
proposition to declare:t the highest au.
thority in geographical limits, except in
trade matters, was rejected. The same
disposition was made OF a resolution call
ing for the entire abolition of state assem-
blies. "A delegate moved that the order be
made political one, but the motion was
given no attention.. After the committee
had submitted a proposition to reorgan.
lze The order on a new plan, which was'r re-
jected, the law committee was disbanded.
The appeals and grievance committee,
which has previously been heard from re-
ported thatthe charges made agaist Cen
eral Secretary Litchman were entirely
groundless. The committee made novel
but apparently satisfactory disposition of
the now famous John Morrison ID. A.
1861 case. When the ecomlnittee wadediin-
to the Investigate tion it found itself in ar in
: :extricable mass OF documents, and report
ed tEat''the committee cannot digest the
matter in the time given" John Morrison
had several satchels filled with doculnen-
tary evidence, ,and there was an
immense :amount ,ot it beside. The
committees recommendation 5hut
the ttroLble between the executive board
audlQ. A. 126 be referred to an arbitra.
wass decided that the district be reinst ated
when it complies with the law. The assem-
bly, refused to grant charters to Chinese
wage-workers, thinking that to do so
would be OF serious detrinent to the order
in the West. Complaints were made
against the Ray, a labor paper published
at Troy, N. Y, and the convention voted
to have the paper stricken from the list of
papers endorsed by the general executive
board. The committee on finance
reported that $4OO,OOO had been
spent by the order the past year,
and recommended retrenchments. The
convention endorsed the general executive
board. 1t was voted to meet in Indian.
apolis, Ind. Albany, N. y, was second
choice. Washington, New Orleans, Jack
sonville, Fla, and Los Angeles Cal. were
candidates. The e,ciearn,akers belonging to
the International Cigarmakers union. who
were expelled by action taken at the Rich.
1mond convention, were voted reinstate.
ment without Fee. D. A. No. 40 was au-
thorized to REIN burse D. A. 40 for cost OF
members of the order now under indict-
ment in connection with the Old Dominion
strike. AS the last vote was taken, Tom
'O'Reilly sang: If you can you will be
free"